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From: Richard <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Henry Rhodes - Brethren west of Catawba River in North Carolina
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:25:02 -0500
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Roger,
I am profoundly appreciative for your message below. That Henry Rhoads
was my 5th greatgrandfather and I've not known some of the details you
state. Therefore, I would be similarly appreciative for any and all
further details you can provide or direct me to, to as much detail as is
available. Where did you find what you state about his parentage and
their early activities? Is that sort of information available in church
records?
What a surprise also to have you note you aren't related but know what
you do.
Richard Brock
RHOADS, Roger wrote:
>Captain Henry Rhodes (1739-1814), s/o gunsmith Henry Rhodes, was
>definitely Brethren even though he was an officer in the Rev. War. He was
>born in Berks Co., PA and went with his parents to Frederick Co., MD.
>Gunsmith Henry was Lutheran who changed to brethren and proselytized among
>his neighbors to the point that they officially complained in ca 1750. So
>he moved his family first to the Hagerstown, MD area and then onto Brothers
>Valley Twp. in western Bedford Co., PA in 1762. This was later to become
>part of Somerset Co. He was one of the original members of the Stoneycreek
>Brethren Church founded there in 1762. Capn. Henry took a large contingent
>of settlers west to KY in 1785 and settled in that portion of Nelson Co.
>that was later Muhlenberg Co. His home built in 1795 still stands.
>Interestingly, that group eventually became English Brethren. I'm not aware
>of any Henry Rhodes from that group that moved to NC.
>
>Roger Rhoads
>(no relation)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Merle C Rummel
>Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:42 AM
>To:
>Subject: [BRE] Re: Brethren west of Catawba River in North Carolina
>
>
>>I have contemporary sources which recalls two of their ministers. They
>>
>were Lorentz Linhardt/Leonhardt/etc. and Henry Rhodes. Rev. Linhardt
>arrived here between 1790 and 1800. His place of origin is unknown. Rev.
>Rhodes may have been born and raised here to another Rhodes/Roth family or
>may have moved here about the same time. Both are mentioned as Dunker
>ministers.
>
>
>Rhodes/Roth are referenced in Austin Cooper's "2 Centuries in Brother's
>Valley" (Somerset Co VA) -with several Henry. I followed him to the Green
>River in Kentucky -Muhlenberg Co -possibly by 1785.
>
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